Depression News

NEW YORK — Access to reproductive health care is a significant issue for many women in the military and women veterans, Elspeth Cameron Ritchie, MD, MPH, told Healio at the American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting.

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) estimates that one in five U.S. adults are currently living with mental health issues. In acknowledgement and celebration of Mental Health Awareness Month, NAMI has launched the “Take the Moment” campaign, encouraging individuals to build community connection, hold conversations and act now by using available resources.

Sleep issues, self-harm and high levels of social media and smartphone use were prevalent among young people with mental health conditions, according to research published in PLoS One.

A web-based cognitive behavioral self-help intervention led to significant reductions in binge eating episodes, along with improvements in several other measures, a randomized clinical trial showed.

NEW YORK — May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a perfect opportunity for individuals to focus on their state of mind, Carol A. Bernstein, MD, said in this Healio video from the American Psychiatric Association annual meeting.

Health care institutions and their staffs must take action to ensure bereavement care shifts from “an afterthought to a public health priority,” according to a position paper published in The Lancet Public Health.

Women struggling with their mental health during and after pregnancy often hesitate to ask for support, an issue compounded by a need for more resources and provider education on the signs and symptoms of postpartum depression.

Enveric Biosciences announced it has signed a nonbinding term sheet to out-license a class of novel psilocin prodrugs to MindBio Therapeutics, an agreement that could yield more than $66 million in sales.

NEW YORK — Time, financial and energy constraints are the leading barriers to mental health care access for health care workers, according to research presented at the American Psychiatric Association annual meeting.

NEW YORK — Vaccination for SARS-CoV-2 before and during pregnancy was not significantly associated with symptoms of postpartum depression, according to research presented at the American Psychiatric Association annual meeting.